Assessing some distinctive dimensions of performance feedback information in high performing plants

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 359-385

  Forza, Cipriano ^a   Salvador, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Audit; Empirical studies; Feedback; Information; Performance measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543077498     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570010308112     Document Type: Review

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